Rainwater Management: An Introduction to the Guidebook for British Columbia
Emphasis on Core Concepts
Released in June 2008, Rainwater Management: An Introduction to the Guidebook for British Columbia is a short-form document that is designed to provide the reader with a broad-brush picture of Stormwater Planning: A Guidebook for British Columbia. The emphasis is on core concepts. The desired outcome is that readers will be interested in learning more by delving into the Guidebook.
This guidance document was developed under the umbrella of the Water Sustainability Action Plan to support the curriculum for the Vancouver Island Learning Lunch Seminar Series, a precedent-setting approach to delivering continuing education to local government practitioners in the places where they work. Vancouver Island is the pilot region.
Learning Lunch Seminar Series
The Learning Lunch Seminar Series promotes a consistent provincial approach to rainwater management and green infrastructure. The Cowichan Valley Regional District and City of Courtenay are the host local governments for Learning Lunch Seminar Series in the Spring and Fall of 2008, respectively. In total, the Vancouver Island local governments that will be participating represent some 250,000 people.
The Learning Lunch Seminar Series is the first step in building a regional team approach so that there will be a common understanding and consistent messaging regarding on-the-ground expectations for rainwater management and green infrastructure. The Seminar Series is part of the implementation program for Beyond the Guidebook: The New Business As Usual.
The New Business As Usual
“We are using the slogan ‘The New Business As Usual’ to convey the message that, for change to really occur, practices that until now have been viewed as the exception must 
become the norm moving forward. We have to build regulatory models and develop models of practice and expertise to support The New Business As Usual”, stated Dale Wall, Deputy Minister (Ministry of Community Development) when he announced the launch of Vancouver Island Learning Lunch Seminar Series at the Gaining Ground Summit in May 2008.
